Murray Murdoch

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Murray Murdoch
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Murdoch in a 1935 newspaper
Born (1904-05-19)May 19, 1904
Lucknow, ON, CAN
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Georgetown, SC, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1925–1938

John Murray Murdoch (May 19, 1904 – May 17, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.

Murdoch was born in Lucknow, Ontario and raised in Edgerton, Alberta. His parents were Walter Dryden Murdoch (b. 1875) and Jennie Bell "Jane" Murray (b. 1878). He received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Manitoba where he played hockey from 1921 to 1924. He played left wing for the New York Rangers in 508 games with 84 goals and 108 assists from the Rangers' first season in the 1926–27 NHL season until the 1936–37 NHL season. From 1938 to 1965, he was the sixth head coach of Yale University hockey team. In 1974, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for his contribution to hockey in the United States.

Awards and achievements

Family Links

John Murray Murdoch has several relationships with NHL players:

Dave Dryden and Ken Dryden are his first cousins twice removed. J. Murray Murdoch's parents were Jane Murray and Walter Murdoch (b 1875). Walter's half sister Maggie Murdoch (1855-1926) married Andrew Dryden (1849-1922). Their great grandsons are Dave and Ken Dryden.

Mark Messier and Paul Messier are related by marriage through Murray Murdoch's wife, Marie Heinrich. Marie was the daughter of George Heinrich and Ina Dea (d 1936). Ina's brother John Dea (d 1943 in World War II) married Alice Dodd Stiles (1911-1999). Their grandsons are the Messier brothers.

Billy Dea is also related by marriage. Ina Dea and John Dea's brother Howard Dea is Billy Dea's father, and also played professional hockey. Another one of Dea's siblings, Christine, married Murray Murdoch's uncle (his father, Walter's brother), Lovell Steele Murdoch (1881-1963) - their children being Murray Murdoch's cousins.

Former Ranger Don Murdoch 1s a distant cousin of Murray.[1]

College Head Coaching record[2]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1938-39–1960-61)
1938-39 Yale 10-10-1
1939-40 Yale 11-6-4
1940-41 Yale 12-4-2
1941-42 Yale 14-4-0
1942-43 Yale 8-5-0
1943-44 Yale 3-2-0
1944-45 Yale 2-4-0
1945-46 Yale 6-2-0
1946-47 Yale 15-6-1
1947–48 Yale 8-11-1
1948–49 Yale 10-13-0
1949–50 Yale 13-6-0
1950–51 Yale 15-2-1
1951–52 Yale 17-8-0 NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
1952–53 Yale 13-8-0
1953–54 Yale 12-5-3
1954–55 Yale 9-12-2
1955–56 Yale 9-10-0
1956–57 Yale 10-15-0
1957–58 Yale 8-12-2
1958–59 Yale 12-9-1
1959–60 Yale 11-15-0
1960–61 Yale 13-12-1
Yale: 241-181-19
Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (1961-62–1964-65)
1961–62 Yale 9-16-0 7-14-0 21st
1962–63 Yale 13-9-1 11-9-0 11th
1963–64 Yale 4-18-0 4-16-0 27th
1964–65 Yale 11-12-0 8-12-0 t-9th
Yale: 37-55-1 30-51-0
Total: 278-236-20

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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